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The Mech certainly stands out from the crowd in terms of aesthetics. Placing it next to the SteelSeries 7G in our office, it’s remarkable how far mechanical keyboards have come in the past few years.
One of the key selling points of the Mech is the replaceable aluminium fascia which can be customised to taste. This fits around the main key areas and is secured in place using a series of Allen screws. This gives the keyboard a more exclusive appearance that looks much more sophisticated than other CM Storm models.
The overall build quality of the Mech is slightly disappointing as aluminium isn’t used throughout the keyboard. It feels considerably less durable than competing models from the likes of Corsair.
CM Storm have chosen to stick with white LED backlighting with this particular model, which fits nicely with the sophisticated look that they seem to be going for with the Mech. There are a few different lighting styles, as well as brightness controls and a toggle on/off switch which are secondary functions on the F1 – F4 keys.
Moving further to the right, we find a selection of secondary multimedia controls spanning F5 to F11, with F12 being reserved for a toggle switch for the Windows button.
There are five macro keys located on the left hand side of the main key area which are user configurable. These are well-positioned for easy access.
Along the back edge of the keyboard we find a two port USB3.0 hub which uses the same cable as the keyboard functions. There are also headphone and microphone jacks along this edge.
NIce board, but £150? are they having a laugh?
I dont mind paying that for a keyboard, but the biggest issue CM have is the competition right now – Ducky for instance make some class leading keyboards and they are £30 less than this. I can’t see this selling well unless it gets a price drop.